power crises to be resolved soon: CM

Showing his government’s commitment to improve infrastructure in the state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that prevailing power crisis in the state would be resolved before 2017.

“We have prepared a working plan according to which power crisis would be resolved to a greater extent by October 2016. I can assure that with the advent of 2017 people will start getting quality power in the state,” Yadav told reporters after attending a marriage ceremony in Jaunpur here on Sunday.

He said that the government is committed to provide 16 hour electricity in villages and 20-24 hour electricity in urban areas. His is my commitment and I assure you that we will fulfill our commitment this time too, Yadav said.

“You can believe me because my government has fulfilled all the promises made during election campaign. As we fulfilled our election promises similarly we will fulfill this promise too,” Chief Minister said.

Yadav further said that dial 108 and 102 ambulance services of the Uttar Pradesh government have proved to be a grand hit. This is most effective system in the health sector where ambulance reaches the patients’ house within 25 minutes, he said.

Besides, the social umbrella provided through Samajwadi Pension Scheme has benefited 45 lakh families across the state. The women head of each family gets Rs 500 per month. This may sound a small amount for you but for a needy woman in a village this is a fortune. She can use part of this money in education of her children, he said 

The development in Samajwadi Party government is a holistic process. A provision of Rs 2776 crore in the budget was made in the present fiscal for the welfare of minorities.

When asked about acid attack on a Russian girl in Varanasi Yadav said that the incident was very unfortunate. The government is alive to the crisis and has decided to bear the expenditures of treatment of the girl.

“Orders have been issued to take strict action against the guilty,” Chief Minister said.